China and Malaysia should “enhance political trust and firmly support each other’s core interests and major concerns”, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing on Thursday. China and Malaysia are “key representatives” of developing nations and emerging economies in Asia, Xi said, as he called for a high-level strategic partnership…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is open to deepening strategic partnerships and welcoming greater investments in high quality technology from China, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “This includes digital economy initiatives, education and skill intensive sectors,” the Prime Minister said in a Facebook post after a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday (Nov 5)….
Malaysia’s ambition to exploit its rare earths reserves worth around US$50 billion is at a crossroads, a minister told This Week in Asia, as plans to establish a domestic supply chain for its minerals hit a snag on the need for Chinese technology and risks of a US boycott due to geopolitical factors. Prime Minister…
Malaysia must navigate global trade tensions carefully as it seeks to sustain competition in its electric-vehicle sector through incentives for local manufacturers and lure investment, according to its Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz. In an exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, Zafrul warned that if tensions between the United States and…
Malaysia’s king has arrived in Beijing for a four-day trip to China – the first by the country’s monarch in a decade and his first overseas state visit since being crowned in July – as the two countries celebrate a half-century of bilateral ties. Talks are expected to range from cooperation on high-speed rail to…